In its 27th year, the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen is the epicurean magazine’s signature event, bringing together 50 of the world’s foremost authorities on wine and food at 80 sold-out cooking demonstrations and wine seminars. In addition, over 300 wines and luxury lifestyle brands gather together in the Grand Tasting Pavilion, the epicenter of the event, to pour over 50,000 bottles of wine and exhibit their newest products.

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The 2009 Classic in Aspen features a star-filled line-up of trendsetters in both food and wine. They will share their favorite recipes, techniques, and trade secrets with 5,000 foodie followers.

The FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen offers over 80 cooking and wine seminars, 50,000 bottles of wine to sample at the Grand Tasting Tents, along with hundreds of exhibitors previewing their latest products. It is no surprise that the FOOD & WINE Classic is recognized as the top destination to discover the latest culinary trends.

• Mario, Machaca® & Milagro Tequila
• Bombay Sapphire presents an exploration of inspired cocktails
• Food & Wine’s Grow For Good presents green living
• Stella Artois presents savoring perfection a celebration of Belgian beers
• Kenwood Winery Presents: Kenwood Artist Series 30th Anniversary & Vertical Tasting
• McCormick presents deliciously simple flavor combinations
• Chateau Ste. Michelle presents racy Rieslings and rich flavors
• Lexus presents the Farm-to-Fork Connection – Creating a Sustainable World at Your Table
• Food & Wines Best New Chefs Dinner

For tickets www.foodandwine.com/classic

Located in the Midtown area of Atlanta, the annual Taste of Atlanta is a weekend-long food festival, featuring live cooking demonstrations and classes. There will be lots of great food to sample from over 75 restaurants in the area.
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Taste of Atlanta is non‐stop fun: Cooking stages, celebrity chefs and demonstrations by local chef offering something for everyone including children activities.

Some restaurants this year include Rathbun’s, Imperial Fez, OK Cafe, Taqueria del Sol, Taco Mac and Food 101. I understand more are being added now.

You can find foods from many of the new and off the beaten path restaurants to time-tested favorites Taste of Atlanta encourages food lovers to explore the best the city has to offer.

www.TasteOfAtlanta.net

Flavors of Atlanta
Date: April 22nd, 2009 (6:00 pm – 10:00 pm)
Location: Foundry at Puritan Mill, 916 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, NW Atlanta, GA 30318 map

In 2009 Flavors of Atlanta celebrates its 11th Anniversary. This event has been the delight to many the past ten years and the Foundation thanks all the patrons for their generous participation to this great cause.

Flavors of Boston
Date: June 9th, 2009

Join the American Liver Foundation New England Chapter on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at Artists for Humanity in South Boston for a sensory extravaganza. Enjoy a delectable appetizer hour and a five-course meal, complete with flights of wine, prepared tableside by well-known chefs from Boston and surrounding areas.

Flavors of Colorado Springs
Date: May 8th, 2009 (6:00 pm – 10:00 pm)
Location: Antlers Hilton Colorado Springs Hotel, 4 S. Cascade Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Map
New this year – Flavors of Colorado Springs! This unique inaugural fundraising event will mirror the popular and successful Flavors of Denver event by bringing 15 top chefs from the area together for an evening to offer their signature cuisine to a limited number of guests in an intimate and exclusive setting.

Flavors of Phoenix
Date: May 21st, 2009 (6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.)
Location: Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, 6902 E. Greenway Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ 85254 Map

Presented by Mayo Clinic Arizona, the 18th annual Flavors of Phoenix is an unique gourmet delight sure to please your palate. Thirty-two of the top chefs from across the state of Arizona assemble for a night of elaborate table décor, exquisite food, fine wine, and a great cause. Each chef has his or her own table for 12 with the responsibility of providing linens, flowers, theme- related objects or any other items to make each table unique.

Flavors of Indianapolis
Date: September 20th, 2009
Location: The Westin Indianapolis, 50 South Capitol Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46204 map

This creative black tie culinary experience will be September 20th at the Westin Indianapolis and will showcases premier chefs and restaurants from around the city.

The Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival celebrated it’s 46th anniversary  with more than 300 juried Fine Arts & Crafts exhibitors, 75+ Antiques & Collectible vendors, Fun Zone with kid friendly activities, live entertainment from three stages and Pirates!

The Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival includes dozens of food booths featuring shrimp specialties.

The Fine Arts Show has been ranked 38th in the nation by Sunshine Artist Magazine as part of their 200 Best Shows in the United States.

Each year, the Festival is held in the Historic downtown Centre Street business district in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida.

The Parade Theme for 2009: “Home Grown Shrimp, the Pick of the Litter”.

The Pirate Parade will begin at about 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 30th.

The 8th Annual Miami International Wine Fair, will be held September 26 to 27, 2009 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. This is one of the largest wine trade shows in America, featuring almost 500 producers showcasing more than 1,500 wines from 20 countries.
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The Miami International Wine Fair has become the leading event for boutique wineries from around the world with limited-production wines available only in a handful of fine restaurants and specialized retailers.

Offical website: miamiwinefair.com/

The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine, is a national, four-day event showcasing talents of the world’s most renowned winemakers, spirits producers, chefs and culinary personalities.
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Hosted by Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida and Florida International University (FIU), the festival benefits the Teaching Restaurant and the Southern Wine & Spirits Beverage Management Center, both located at FIU.

The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine, began as a one-day festival known as the Florida Extravaganza held at FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus.

For six years, the Florida Extravaganza showcased wines from national and international wineries paired with food from local restaurants and chefs working with students of FIU’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

In 2002, Lee Brian Schrager, Director of Special Events and Media Relations at Southern Wine& Spirits of America, reinvented the Florida Extravaganza.

Now in its eighth year, the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival is one of the largest food and wine festivals of its kind in the country and combines worlds most celebrated chefs and culinary personalities set against the backdrop of America’s Riviera, South Beach.

Click on the link below for a complete listing of events & activities

Mendocino County is the home of delicious Dungeness crab and world class wineries. We invite you to join us during our 10th Annual Crab & Wine Days Festival to help us celebrate our bounty of this succulent crustacean and Mendocino County, America’s Greenest Wine Region.

Rated one of America’s Top 10 Seafood & Wine Festivals by Coastal Living Magazine you will get a kick out of our all-you-can-eat crab feeds, winemaker’s dinners, wine competitions, crab cruises, cooking classes, family-style cioppino feeds and crab cake cook off. With over fifty events and activities there is something for everyone!

Discover our gourmet restaurants, unique inns, picturesque villages, friendly wineries, majestic redwoods and rugged seaside. Enjoy our countywide tradition of coming together as a community where you will encounter friendly faces, peaceful places and delicious local seafood.